Marquez–Pacquiao III: Manny’s amazing eight-year run will end on November 12th
October 31st, 2011
By Glen Anglin: I can’t stop thinking about the upcoming Juan Manuel Marquez-Manny Pacquiao match. We boxing fans are lucky to see such a show: Two similar sized, well matched, top-shelf fighters pitted against one another. One way to attempt to see into the future and predict the possible outcome of the match is to take stock of the similarities and differences of the two men. Here goes:
It is the two fighters differences that makes this fight so compelling. Marquez is a polished counter-puncher who can make you pay dearly for almost any punch you throw at him. He can be hit and hurt, but his return fire is accurate and powerful. By contrast, Pacquaio is an offensive dynamo, with power and speed to burn. His blizzards of punches have left world class fighters like Barrera, Morales, Cotto, De La Hoya and Hatton battered and bewildered.
Let’s look a little more closely at these two great warriors.
Along with being one of the best counter punchers ever, Marquez has a fighter’s brain. More so than most other boxers he is a ‘thinker’ in the ring. Early in a match, he is a student of the action, concentrating, focusing and filing away information in order to make the proper changes. In the middle of the fight, he starts to apply small adjustments in his approach, both offense and defense, to tip the fight in his favor. How many times have we seen Marquez start out a fight looking like he will lose only to see his arm raised in the end? He is for sure one of the top 3 smartest fighters I have ever seen. His recent methodical destruction of Michael Katsidis and two wins over Juan Diaz seemed to show that he is carrying his age very well. Still, 38 is 38 and Marquez could get old ‘overnight’, as they say.
His physical style is that of supreme counter-puncher. He stands in front of his opponent, usually allowing him to lead, and then cracking him with counter shots. He is less effective fighting in any other style, which is why he had trouble in the Mayweather fight. In that fight, he was in the ring against a taller, even better counter puncher. He was forced to press the action and lead in the exchanges, which is not his strong suit. Against the perpetual punching machine that is Manny Pacquiao, he won’t have that problem. Manny will stand close and throw bombs, which is just the opponent’s style that suits JMM. When Floyd was posing and feinting to get Juan out of position, Manny will be punching. Juan has good power and good defense. He only gets a grade of B for his hand speed, and his chin is dentable. But other than that, he is a magnificent, fascinating fighting machine. The case can be made that he took 14 of the total 24 rounds in the first two Pacquiao fights, neither of which he won.
Manny Pacquiao’s fighting attributes are unlike anybody I have ever seen. His teeter-totter, upper body movement looks unrefined and amateurish, but nobody seems able to take advantage of it. He throws the most impossible, where-the-heck-did-that-come-from combinations. The most interesting comments that have come from his recent opponents (when they were honest) are that they say that his punches were hard to anticipate. They come from here and there, up, down and around in 3, 4, or 5 punch combinations, like he has 4 arms. He seems to never get tired and looks like he could fight 20 rounds. He has a rock solid chin; I can’t even remember when he was decked by a punch to the head, although he was hurt several times by Marquez in their previous two fights. His power in both hands is very good, and against a smaller opponent like Marquez, is easily enough to deliver a KO. (In their two fights, he decked Marquez 4 times officially and at least 1 more that was not called but should have been when JMM held himself up by the ropes). As good as his power is; his hand speed is even better. He punches singly or in combination extremely fast and loses almost no power when punching quickly. There are guys who can punch fast but not powerfully and guys who punch with power, but slowly. Pacquiao punches quickly with power, an unusual talent. On offense, he is the best fighter alive. Manny’s imperfections are on defense and in technique. He is hittable and sometimes his footwork does not match the rest of his game. But that is hair-splitting. I must say that in his last two fights, however, Manny appeared to be a bit slower than just 3 or 4 years ago. Maybe it’s my imagination, but I think the ring wars and outside distractions are starting to blunt Pacquiao’s greatness. Maybe the blazing, fight-loving, inferno in his belly is cooling down as he approaches his mid 30’s.
Regardless of the outcome of this fight, both of these guys were a shoo-in for the HOF years ago. In my opinion, these two guys have been minimum top five P4P for much of the last decade.
The betting odds have Pacquaio a clear favorite, which seems like a stretch. The first two fights were razor thin decisions and I expect close competition in this match no matter how long it goes. Pacquiao has a handspeed, power and chin advantage; he seems to be able to take the best shots from JMM better than JMM can stand up to Manny’s two-fisted power. Marquez has the strategic advantage of being a natural counter-puncher in against a man whose inclination is to wage a war of aggression.
If I am forced to choose, I would fall back on the blend of styles, which favors Marquez, and the fact that Manny may be past his best, even though he is younger than Marquez. It’s surprising how good a fighter can look when the strategic process of a fight matches his natural instincts. Think of this; how many blistering counter punches did Juan throw at Manny in their previous fights that just barely missed landing perfectly? I think that maybe one or more of them will land on the button this time, and the great Pacquaio’s amazing, 8-year run will finally come to an end. JMM by UD.
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@ Heavy G. Good point. Though after watching the first fight a number of times I couldn’t make a case for Pac winning. Every time I scored it, it always leaned towards Marquez, though only by a round or two.
Neither guy ‘definitely’ won either match. Both were very, very close decisions, really too close to call. I think the 3rd installment will be much the same, no matter how long it goes. I had JMM winning the first by a point and Manny winning the second one by a point. But one point in a 12 round fight that contained so many close rounds is just too close to say that either guy obviously won.
Marquez definitely won the first one. The first round will be very telling about the outcome of their third match up. If Marquez looks quick and strong and doesn’t get caught/put down, it’ll be a great fight, again.
Bold prediction, but I wouldn’t doubt that it could happen. I think that if JMM does what he did in the last fight, maybe a little more, and stays on his feet, we could have JMM winning by UD.
Marquez will never win.
He did not at any of their past 2 fights.
@Sad, People have just caught on to the farcity of the Pacquiao camp.
Floyd has learned to pray for Marquez.
i dont know what are you talking about man, everytime pacquiao fights ,he is always a loser,but in the end he remains victorious. look what happened to cotto,margarito?your iq in boxing remains q????
Roach, Ariza, and Pacquiao himself are concerned. Very CONCERNED!
Pilipino’s…be careful what you say about Marquez!!! Pacquiao is not GUARANTEED a win!
THERE WILL BE BLOOD!
Manny now packs an even stronger punch and could end it early this time. But if it goes past the middle rounds, look out! That will mean Marquez is “in the grove” again and Pac is eating lots of counters. Before round 5 = Pac. After round 5, and if Marquez doesn’t hit the deck, Marquez by UD.
Lacem up, Thank you!!!!
i can’t see past pac man in this fight. he has improved so much since there last fight,and with the weight they are fighting at a definate dis advantage for him.pac man has took his speed up the weights where as marquez looked quite sluggish against mayweather at this weight plus at 38 i think his best days are behind him,but boxing is full of suprises we’ll see what happens on the 12th
I do so agree with brandon,I’d just add one more thing:no piggyback rides!! this is gonna be a real boxing where guys fight instead of thinking how to pull something.Good article,by the way,but I would bet Manny as the winner.
I was at the first fight between these two. I thought it could have went either way. I also just watched the whole 2nd fight from a couple years ago for the like 5th time. I saw nothing that convinced me that Pacquiao won! Sorry, but that is how I feel. I thought back then that Marquez won and will never change from it. I thought I would look at it again just to see if I missed something. The problem is when you watch high light reels and see a knock down it does not tell the true story. I saw Marquez give a boxing lesson in BOTH fights. Pacquiao is the bigger star, so naturally he will win again….
I HOPE MANNY LOSSES
Justice will be serve this time . Marquez wins this fight by Ud or ever by ko. Anyone want to bet ??
i realy dont care who wins,coz i know it is worth watching it on PPV,coz they will go at each other,no holding no headbuts no kissikissy,no cheap shots..
pacman will win to shut off the mouth of the seducers. after the fight no more question ask and no more talk. this fight will put to end all disputes.
because what happened to Marquez in Mayweather fight i.e getting dominated for that reason I knew Marquez isn’t the same fighter I mean Floyds won every round convincingly if it was a close fight then I guess this fight would have been worth watching. everyone knows Manny win easily win this fight
If the judges give the decision to Marquez they will be black listed and wont judge again. Juan’s only chance is a knock out. Pac waited this long to fight Marquez again? Plus Juan has not shown to be effective at this weight. At least he will get a payday. I love this match up, dont get me wrong. I just think the deck is stacked in Pacquiao’s favor.
This time Marquez wins an gets his arm raised, every body knows he
won the first two fights, this time bob arum wont cheat him
Marquez will win a public decision but lose a controversial decision at the hands of the judges.
Glen Anglin u r dreaming, JMM will be KO in 6th round!!
In conclusion Marquez will probably beat pacquiao again but the decision will be given to the corrupted promoter Arum who pays the judges so pac will be announce the winner.
Pacquiao is trapped if he stays in welter they will order him to take the RBT and fight Floyd. If pac doesn’t he will be order to fight Martinez at 150.
Roach said ‘If Martinez can make 150 ofcourse we fight him ‘ . I hope Roach and pac live up to their promise because Maravilla has been calling out pac since 2010.
overconfidence leads to downfall.
@Anonymous Barcelona is the best soccer team from Spain . But who ever said Barcelona is with pac ? Lol! If you would know Spain supports Sergio Maravilla Martinez who continue with his boxing career in Spain . He represented Spain and Argentina when he fought in the USA and when he fought in the UK.
@Ross Yeah i know it wasn’t you. It was Dencio who used your name and my name to make his bakla comments. Dencio is mad because i schooled him yesterday so bad .
@ Those who say Pac will be exposed, lose. Let us be here again after the fight. No excuses, no regrets and no lies.
And no backpedal, you are not Floyd Sr.
Agree???
@sean
Yes, if Marquez is in fact juicing for this fight, it will be poetic justice. I don’t know why any other boxer hasn’t thought of doing this. Any fight with Manny will not use any effective testing. Only testing that the commission requires, which everyone knows is a joke. Even Pactards. I can’t wait to see the look on Pedmans face when Marquez just walks through his powershots like he has been doing for the last five years.
snd again all you doubters, manny will rign victorious!!!! bwahahahaha…say all you want..manny
s puch will answer!
All of u floyd fans are seriously PATHETIC…..All of u are an embarrasment to boxing…how do u let somebody tell u what to think or say??…thats hillarious!!
Are u seriously smoking rocks Glen get your facts right dude this is the present we are talking about the past, we’ll see what you have to say after the fight lol
Marquez does not have a chance to win this. He could out box Pacquioa the whole fight and he will not get a decision no matter what with Bobs judges. They know that Marquez has not carried his power to this higher weight, so that is why they waited until Juan was old and then catch weighted him so they can finally get a win over him. In the public’s eye Juan won the first two fights…
Battle of the juicers! I am so happy Marquez was smart enough to hire his own nutritionist that has ties to BALCO.We will now see a fair fight and I wonder how Manny will respond to tasting some of his own medicine.
@big nose
These m o r o n s that make comments under my name have no idea about boxing.lol They can’t have a reasonable debate so they resort to third grader games. Well their congressman hero is a third grader so that is to be expected. They have a fascination with h o m o s too. Must be why they love Roach and Buboy.
How funny! Marquez is not the man who did well against Pacman anymore. Also Manny is nothing like the guy who Marquez competed with years ago anymore. Pacman will have to have really screwed up training to loose this.
Marquez will beat this overrated steroid using power pellet midget again. this fake pacquiao, weight drain big guys,pacquiao weight drain smaller guys,make guys fight for a belt@145 instead the full 147ww, but then its not called demands when it comes down to pac man. its called cheating the other guy!
@cheese
Pacman better not lose or its all over, all his fans will jump on martinez
band wagon, the money for a Floyd fight is gone, the attenion he got
following Floyd is all for nothing….Freddy Roach will try to join Bradleys
Camp, bob arum gone rob him win…lose …or draw, pacman know
this thats why he taking all the anabolic steroids he can find
After this fight, Marquez will accept it all. That Manny is the best fighter of all time!
@ Bignose
Barcelona is Pacquiao, Real Madrid is Faud Maynever.
What has Real Madrid done lately compared to Barcelona…I rest my case lmao
As for RBT you dum Goat molesting spanish bell end. How can someone be expected to take RBT when the other guy has not signed to fight, the person being Fraud Maynever
marquez has no chance, moving up 2 weight divisions to fight the best fighter on the planet! come on lets be serious!
We just love boxing – two great fighters will make a great fight – there is no winner, but boxing fans…embrace it when it comes.
Very well written – keep up the good work
mayhem-promotions.org.uk
Good read…. and I’m a big fan of Manny.
Peds mongers…. get out of this discussion!
@ BIGNOSE
I don’t believe you’re a Spaniard. You are too racial. Anyway, I don’t think you’re a Spaniard coz you love Floyd’s D1Ck a lot. It’s a shame for the Spanish race. Now you’re starting to like Ross’ also. EEEWWWWW ! ! !
@ bestknown care to make a bet when the fight pushes through?
manny vs sergio manny life will fall down
as i said two floydiots are having the time of their life fighting here,didnt recognize each other i guess,such stupid people and they are all floyd got as fans
hey wheres my comment?
I’m a big JMM fan but I see this one ending the same way the last fight between Pac & Morales ending
this writer knows nothing,,,
Are you retarded ? How can you ask a question with a question ? with out giving me an answer ?
@ROSS aka Dencio by the way your race and your country Phillippines is known for having the g@yest culture ever. You sick mofos teach your children how to be bakla. hahahahaha! Cry me a river typoon.lol
marquezs face was torn shredz
and you say marquez won both fights
manny is too big for marquez this time round
and both marquezs eyes will be closed shut
then will be KOd by manny by way of
vulgar display of power
catch weight or not marquezs belives
he is better fighter than manny
so like floydiot sed marquez must protect
himself at all times
no way marquez will win because pacman now is matured. but this will be a very interesting fight, no more if and only if, no more excuses. and no more because.
you said:
Let me ask you something simple question. Would you take a freaken RBT for 60 million dollars ? or would you rather denied it and dodge the fight and the RBT and the money ?
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i say:
Let me ask you something simple ,
would you really say something dduummbb like “aahhh manny pacquiao yesy ur next” on national tv and then contradict urself by saying “ahhh nope, i never aid that” on national tv as well.
only two things, its either ur the dduummbest human being on the face of the earth for not realizing u contradict urself on national tv,
or ur so scared of pacquiao that you realized you just called out the man that will be the begining of ur downfall.
HE’S BOTH !
bwa ha ha ha !!!
Packman is troubled. You can see it from how seriously he has taken this bout with Marquez. How ever, I think he is going to win, but will be punished heavily doing so. I don’t see Floyd losing to Marquez what ever time of the day…..or even a close fight. That tells you a lot.
Hahaaaa…..anything that shows a bit of praise for Packman will do to the cult-fans. Well, point blank..Manny is less blessed in the skills department. However, he has a lot in the physical area…which is suspected to be out of PED use.
@ BIG NOSE.
i dont think ur spaniard. ur too ddummb to be a spaniard. if ur a true spaniard, are all spaniards ggaayy like you?
bwa ha ha ha !!!
Let me ask you something simple question. Would you take a freaken RBT for 60 million dollars ? or would you rather denied it and dodge the fight and the RBT and the money ?
you said:
BIG NOSE.
Did Pacquiao finally decide to take the RBT ? huh You idiot..Pac and Roach want to put their own rules catch weight ,glove size and Floyd all his asking for a simple blood test . get it ?
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i say:
numbnut, since when did catchweight, glove size become someones own rules? however the “ahhh ur too good, knocking people out, ahhh i want osdt” was the first in boxing history that a boxer demand this to his opponent. and why is that? oh yeah, COZ FLOYD IS SCARED !
“ahhhh and manny pacquiao yes ur next”
nope i never said that. dont put words in ma’ mouth”
bwa ha ha ha !!!!
DamnIt
October 31, 2011 at 11:53 pm
and i thought she would never show up. lol
What up Filipino I’m sorry but I’m whiter than you are. I’m Spaniard from Madrid Spain . nuff said with races. I don’t wanna make you feel sad.jejeje!
@ Big Nose:
How many times will I’ll tell you that you and I are not going to work out coz I’m noy ggaayy!. So whatever fantasies you have, forget it coz it aint happening, you quueeer!
you said:
Great article but the judges favor the more popular fighter to win a decision so Marquez will get robbed again.
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i say:
more popular? marquez were in his prime both fights and pacquiao were underdog both fights. how was pacquiao a favorite?
marquez, in his prime, could only give pacquiao, an underdog, a close fight. this time, pacquiao is not just going to beat marquez, he is going to destroy this arrogant burrito. enough with the excuses.
@Big Nose
Even you can get a free facial makeover from Pac especially if you tell him in his face he’s on Peds without proof. I bet you’ll be Floydie’s clown in terms of look, a big FLAT NOSE FAT LIPS UGLY LOOKING GORILLA.
BIG NOSE.
Hi, Ross ! so what color lingerie you wearing yonight?
Posted October 31, 2011
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This post is from Dencio and his fuc roomate Dammit. hahahaha! They got burn thats why they are using my name.Lol@Them baklas.
Did Pacquiao finally decide to take the RBT ? huh You idiot..Pac and Roach want to put their own rules catch weight ,glove size and Floyd all his asking for a simple blood test . get it ?
you said:
Barrera, Morales, Cotto, De La Hoya and Hatton he says!! Cotto and Hatton were b level and the others were way shot!
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i say:
if this is the case, then why if floydie scared to fight the pacman?
“ahhhh manny pacquiao, yes ur next”
“ahhhh no i never said that. dont put words in ma’ mouth”
Hi, Ross ! so what color lingerie you wearing yonight?
you said:
miss pacman will get KTFO this time, then his fan can go back were they came from
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i say:
how is floyd going to ko pacquiao, during round break while pacquiao is sitting in his corner?
or while pacquiao is in his corner, on his knees while praying before the start of the fight?
bwa ha ha ha !!!
All of u hate n talk nonsence KNOWIN Pacquiao will stop Marquez by 6
you said:
an old washed up De La Hoya ,and a beaten up Hatton by Mayweather.Lol! a traumatized weight-drain Cotto was outboxing Pac ,and another traumatized Margaro landed the most punches to pacquiao’s face and body. Now imagine what Floyd would to the pedman ?
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aight, aight, aight. pacquiao fought all of floyds leftovers if thats what you believe.
so why is floyd scared to fight pacquiao?
remember, “ahh and manny pacquiao, yes ur next”. ahhhh i didnt say that, dont put words in ma’ mouth.
bwa ha ha ha!!!
YES
Marquez has a very good chance to end this ridiculous meal train manufactured by Bob Arum. That would be sooo sooo sweet!
It depends on how Marquez uses the additional weight and strength he added during training camp. If he loses zero quickness, yet adds strength, the counter punching will give Manny Pacquiao fits…
It depends on how Marquez uses the additional weight and strength he added during training camp. If he loses zero quickness, yet adds strength, the counter punching will give Manny Pacquiao fits…
Marquez has a very good chance to end this ridiculous meal train manufactured by Bob Arum. That would be sooo sooo sweet!
Dencio and Dammit bet you 2 are both fuc roomates hahahaha! you both are drag queens modellers. Facial make over ? W-T-F!
It depends on how Marquez uses the additional weight and strength he added during training camp. If he loses zero quickness, yet adds strength, the counter punching will give Manny Pacquiao fits…
Marquez has a very good chance to end this ridiculous meal train manufactured by Bob Arum.
HOW SWEET THAT WOULD BE!!!
@ DamnIt
No! Floyd will just sleep at round 2 to skip the face makover. Like what Hatton did.
If Pac can do the following, JMM will not survive:
- kill the left. JMM likes to throw the left to the body and when he did it, he bent his body
. blocking it is a passive way which Floy used by putting your hand around your waist and roll your shoulder. counter it is Manny way.
- when JMM throw the right hand, counter it. How? I saw Manny tried it in the second fight, but his right is not as will as his left that time. The right did not hurt JMM in the second fight, if it is, JMM would be death that time.
- lateral movement to avoid JMM combo.
- FOCUS. JMM like to take advantage when you are out of position. Setup a trap there.
- The left to the body always work. Pac never miss a punch to JMM body. JMM was so affaid of Pac left that he bend down every time he saw a left and Floy saw it, so if you take a look at that fight you should be wondering why? it’s Pac who create that bad habit of JMM.
- if you can spin him, it’s your to take.
and here is the last advice to you by BRUCE LEE: be like water. USE HIS STRENGTH TO BEAT HIM. if you idol Bruce Lee you should know what I mean.
@Dencio hahaha! an old washed up De La Hoya ,and a beaten up Hatton by Mayweather.Lol! a traumatized weight-drain Cotto was outboxing Pac ,and another traumatized Margaro landed the most punches to pacquiao’s face and body. Now imagine what Floyd would to the pedman ?
@Big Nose
Tell your Fraud and forced him to sign the contract and we will see how Floyd’s already fat lips will double in size and thickness on fighnight. Pac will give Floyd a complete facial make over you won’t recognize him. Floyd face I guarantee will get totally deformed. Just ask DHL, Cotto and Margarito.
miss pacman will get KTFO this time, then his fan can go back were they came from
Go ahead and keep juicing Marquez. There is no way Pacquiao will call you out to be tested.lol Beat him at his own game.
@ BIGNOSE
Pacs predictability is why many of his downed opponents did not predict where his shots coming from. “Like he has 4 hands as they say.” Check dela Hoya & Diaz fights. Ped is out of the question. Get something logical to talk with boy.
@Dencio Pacquiaos style is very predictable Floyd would pot shot pedmans dougnut lips.
Really good article, and you almost convinced me that Marquez will win. There are a lot of variables in this fight, but the one thing you did not mention is the difference in there NATURAL size. Pacquiao has been fighting comfortably at Welter, while this is only Marquez’s 2nd fight at Welter, and like his fight with Mayweather, he is a blown up Lightweight. This trilogy would have a lot more intrigue if Marquez would have stayed at Welter when he fought Mayweather, maybe taking on some top ten-ish or fifteen-ish Welters, and allowed himself to get a little more comfortable at the weight. Pacquiao should win this one fairly easily, despite Marquez’s new muscle.
Barrera, Morales, Cotto, De La Hoya and Hatton he says!! Cotto and Hatton were b level and the others were way shot!
@dencio
I see what your saying.
Great article but the judges favor the more popular fighter to win a decision so Marquez will get robbed again.
i favor Pacman in this fight because i like how he fights, with authority! But no matter what, i would love to watch this fight… this will be a showstopper, eye popping, breath-taking and jaw breaking once this two are in the ring.
this might be one of the greatest fights in boxing…
@ free64fun
I agree. But Manny now has a decent defense enough I think and hard chinned than before. He does’nt need excellent defense like Floyd now. We know also that offense sometimes is the great defense. Making opponents think that Manny is easy to hit and vulnerable opens also their own defense and ofentimes Manny make them pay dearly. Manny don’t need further defense improvement since his style is to lure opponents to engage and exchange. I think that makes him an exciteful fighter.
He’s an offesive machine and thats clear,but im talking about his defense when it comes to the Roger analagy.Manny has to learn how to make his opponent miss.
@ Sprite
Agreed indeed! At last, someone understands how Manny’s style works.
I dont think Manny’s style in unrefined.
It doesn’t mean that when Marquez punches and he is in good form it makes him refined.
Pacman may look awkward when he punches but it sure is powerful and fast. If its unrefined, it sure wont knockout so many opponents.
You may not know it, Pacman intentionally makes it look awkward so his opponents wont see where his punches are coming from.
What i was saying is Roger wouldn’t take anything away from what Manny does,he would just give him better defensive skills to go with his style.Thats Mannys only weakness,he gets hit too much when he shouldn’t.
People keep saying Manny is not refined. But that’s his style. You can’t be hard rock and jazz at the same time. Take away his helter-skelter stle and you take away the excitement he brings.
People keep saying Pac is one-dimensional. He’s knocking the fudge out of his opponents! How many effing dimensions do you need?
What if Roger Mayweather trained Manny.I think Manny would be much better than he is now and thats based on the fact that Roger would allow him to be Manny,just with a lot better defensive skills.
What if Marquez messes everything up and pulls the upset?
Pac will fight JMM differently this time. No more reckless abandon. Pac can be methodical too. Not as precise and as calculating as your common ring tacticians. But Pac’s method of dismantling his opponent round-by-round is underrated and overshadowed by his offensive prowess. Pac by KO in 7.
Pac should avoid Floyd at all cost, though.
@Dencio
I agreed!
@ free64fun
El Dinamita like Stallone in his latest Rambo movie? Bulked and old? I don’t think so. Juan prepared for this, worked for this. Pac and Juan both want to prove something more this time to prove also who won the first and second fights. It will be a war !!!
Pacman wins KO by middle to late rounds! Juan can’t adjust this time !
Manny needs to get him out early or he’s in for a long night.Styles make fights and Manny is perfect for Marquez’s style.Even though Marquez is going on 40.
I agree 100% I love it how in every article I read tht favors Marquez, every Pac fan gets soooo mad and calls the writers stupid. YOUR BELOVED PACMAN AIN’T GOD
this writer would not wager on this fight yet spent numerous hours on an article to convince himself that this fight is a worthy challenge. look just if your not convinced then just ask your self would Marquez fight the likes of Margarito, Cotto, Mosley, De LaHoya, and how well would he do on that ring. The view of fans are that this is the same Pacquiao that fought Marquez @ 122 lbs. the same Pacquiao @ 130 lbs. This is the Welter champ Pacquiao that rules this devision and we all know that there is no fight out there worthy of this challenge other than Floyd.
a well wrote article, bravo, but not just Manny, i feel both are slightly away frome they brilliant wonderful best, but i agree Juan Ma is as good counter puncher Mayweather aside, i cant call it what does favor me towards Marquez is that he is the one and really only one Manny has had real problems with in the last 4 years since the Marco Antiono and Morales fights
It’s a nice, well balanced and an unbiased article close to perfect analysis.
This fight is a battle of two great boxing titans.
The upcoming TRILOGY of Pacman and Marquez has one common grand objective – to wrestle the crown of fame. I see Marquez being overwhelmed by Pacman in every round. This would be the most exciting SHOWDOWN of Manny Pacquiao in recent memory against Juan Manuel Marquez.
Well written and very analytical…Pac wins by KO in under 6 rds…
well tought out article .. pac wins round 9 tko
The fight being in welter will not be a big issue here because Manny’s style is different from Floyd’s. Age may not be an issue also since I see these two fighters in good shape come fight night. I think Manny will win this one convincingly, Juan’s counterpunching is nothing new to Manny this time. But Manny will give Juan a compelling new style this time. It will batter Juan before he can make adjustments in the mid rounds. The case will be “too late to adjust”. KO at Rd 8 by Manny.
And ………….the winner is MANNY PACQUIAO!
@BIG NOSE
Keep on sniffing Big Nose..I think you’re the one on Peds.
We agree both fighters are gifted and have trained hard for this fight, but it will be the battle of the Strength and Conditioning Coaches will determine who is truly ready!!!!
Angel Hernandez, Texas A&M
vs.
Alex Ariza, San Diego State University
bet Pedman will struggle again for the 3rd time and the judges will give pac another gift decision.
Where do these fighters go after the fights marquez is done
the writer is precise. the first meeting was a draw, the second meeting was a split in favor of pacman. split means very hard to analyze who the winner is. unlike knockout or by submmission. today, for the third time, no more excuse, no more judge needed to execute judgement because their hands be the judge. and the protect yourself at all time is not allowed pleaseeee.
JMM is bigger and stronger … and almost the size size as Manny, but Manny is faster and hits harder.
The question is … can JMM take Manny’s power shots … so far the bigger men that Manny has fought can not.
This will be fight of the year!!!
Manny win …JMM retires.
Marquez wins. A rematch happens and Marquez wins again. PAC retires. Nuff said
Pacman has got bigger, stronger, better and fought bigger fighters, i honestly cant see JMM even competing in this fight….
@ 127.0.0.1
I am very UNSURE of my pick, that’s why I hedged in the article. And I quit betting against Pacquiao many years ago.
What does my pride have to do with this?
Although I disagree with the result of your pick, my hats off to you. Very very good article. A+++
very nice read but Pac is a different fighter now. He will make easy work of Marquez.
Good article… well written. But I disagree with the conclusion.
This weight is all about the Pacman. Marquez was effective at the lower weights, but up here he’s getting KO’ed
Very honest! I can respect opinion based on logical explanation. Keep up the good writing.
Well said, sir. Great article. Not convinced JMM has what it takes but your points are spot on.
COTTO/MARGARITO closing 2011.
At last, a writer that picked a winner without bashing the other guy. GOOD JOB SIR!!!Now if you can only teach a certain Chris Williams / Dasve Lahr to write the same way……no, forgetb that. That would be impossible given the IQ of those two.
Again, Nice article!!
writer – care to wager? unless you are not sure of your choice then you have no right to write … UD?
what do you have to lose except your pride?